Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tell me

[chrisroe]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Eeerm, yeah I guess that'd work for some. Not sure how many there would be for towns though, I'll give it a go in a sec.

You get yourself back to work. 🙂

Anybody else got a mate doing anything?

Chris' coast to coast trip isn't sponsored is it? Why doesn't he get some sponsors for that?

Funny you should mention that as i was going to post on the forum about us choosing a charity once a year and supporting that i could do local ones to me but it doesnt really work if ive got mates all over the place
ive got a local hos**** ( sorry spelt it wrong i know but its funny ) Mary Stevens My Dad was suppost to go in there but didnt make it also a kids hos**** Acorns who are really struggling but again they are local to me and i would prefere a national one
Also ive got my doubt about the Just giving lot the amount the spend on advertising and chasing people for money i would love to know how much they actually give after their"costs " ie no such thing as a free lunch "

 

[Dan]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Yeah Phil worked out a few when doing the pens and there are some with directors driving around in mercs, sure. But he did find a few charities that were not so top heavy.

I'm taking note though.

 

[b30 villain]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Acorns Childrens Hospice
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acorns.org.uk%2F&rct=j&q=acorns hospice&ei=1OSNTr_GHM-bOsTB7K0B&usg=AFQjCNEm-OIqvz5muyfkTIs9d0p07zcJnQ&sig2=-JSAj8NKWjxMF4U1tMklpQ&cad=rja
only donate to these and macmillan (after they looked after the old dear in her last days) the macmillan nurses are fantastic

 

[chrisroe]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

shame they are linked with the villa

boing boing

 

[b30 villain]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

shame they are linked with the villa

boing boing

ha ha aint we got you baggy lot soon. Acorns in selly oak are just round the corner from me and have done a cracking job for years. Dont think the villa have a great deal to do with them unlike last year when they were sponsors. I think they just give em free advertising pitch side. The yanks trying to get all his money back me thinks

 

[penno]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

There is a trust called "The Haig housing Trust". It's purpose is to basically provide housing for service people who have suffered major injuries.
There is also the help the heroes campaign, i try to give them £5 from every £100 i earn.
So many charities in such need its unreal, people trying to scrape cash together for good causes and our goverment is spending an estimated £5 million on a stupid pointless investigation into the defence secretary Liam Fox.

Hat off to you for this one Dan 🙂

 

[chrisroe]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

just re visting this idea and im still looking around the ride isnt till May but i want to set it up so the money goes to a uk only based charity that also doesnt spend a fortune on advertising and promotion like Cancer research
i can do it for local places but i am also willing to do it for the chosen tile forum charity

come on have a think ? Help for heroes etc

 

[Dan]

Re: Doing a sponsored run? Know of a UK-charity that supports only the UK? - Come tel

Do it for a children's home or something mate. They don't get much these days with all the other charities knocking about.